This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol 21

I have got quite a few messages by e-mail asking if part 20 was the last in this series. The answer is NO.
As I go through my records and my mp3 collections, there will be a new instalment if I come across enough songs that fit these mixes. So here’s part 21 that features many cool minimal/dark wave tunes. Enjoy responsibly and seed! If you’re new to this style or wondering what the heck is minimal wave, here’s a useful write up:

Mainly characterized by minimal musical structures, the sound of Minimal Wave was hallmarked by the use of the analog synthesizers and drum machines that were manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s by Roland, Korg, Yamaha, ARP, Linn, Oberheim, Moog and Sequential Circuits (to name a few).

Most of the Minimal Wave bands recorded in their home studios and created their own album artwork, which naturally paved the way for a D.I.Y. aesthetic to emerge. Generally, the musicians were influenced by avant-garde movements such as futurism and constructivism as well as by the literature of science fiction and existentialism. They had an innovative, unique approach to music-making, which was less polished than the music that appeared on mainstream charts during the same time period.

The Minimal Wave genre actually formed only several years ago, as a result of a resurgence of interest in the roots of pre-MIDI electronic New Wave (1978-1985), mainly from North America, Europe and Japan. This music is sometimes referred to as Minimal Electronic, Minimal Synth, Cold Wave, New Wave, Techno pop, or Synthpop, depending on the particular style, year, and location of the band. Many of these bands released their music in small batches on cassette or vinyl, and distributed it themselves.

This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol 21

Track listing:

01 A Love Sound - I Need
02 Das Ding - Reassurance Ritual
03 Das Kabinette - The Evil Of His Kiss
04 Performance - Idéal Présent
05 Tranquil Eyes - Five O'Clock
06 The Paradox - A New Rain
07 Panta Rhei - Refrigerator
08 Some Of My Best Friends Are Canadians - Speaking Clock
09 R. Stevie Moore - What Are You Looking At?
10 Drinking Electricity - Breakout
11 The Short Wave Mystery - Without Cause
12 Ausgang Verboten - Consumer
13 Endless Nostalgia - Me & My Alter Ego
14 Cosmic Overdose - Care
15 Distant Drums - Perfect Eyes
16 New Objeks - Two Boys Talking
17 Frozen Ducks - Lost Freedom
18 Click Click - Awake And Watching
19 Colin Potter - Behind You
20 Dark Day - The Metal Benders
21 Trigger & The Thrill Kings - Shame
22 Cardboards - Electrical Generator
23 Bernard Szajner - The Big Scare
24 Artificcial Control - Silent Face
25 Shox Lumania - (I Have) No Shoes
26 Kas Product - Man Of Times
27 Caplo Banal - Devil Is In Me
28 Not Mean Themselves - Frozen
29 Entrance System - Tower Talk
30 Artificial Organs - This & That
31 All The Madmen - Living Is A Nightmare
32 John Paul Young - Angels With Dirty Faces